Summary
Ben Reeves is a systems software engineer with a decade of experience building resilient distributed systems, compilers, and OS-level tooling, currently a Member of Technical Staff III at Qumulo in the Greater Chicago area. He holds an MSE in Computer Science from the University of Michigan and has a track record of maintaining a company fork of the Rust compiler, designing novel Rust error-tracing techniques, and advising teams on idiomatic Rust usage. His work spans production incident response, storage cluster optimizations, and replication algorithms, while his graduate teaching and visualization projects show a knack for explaining complex systems and turning data into actionable tools. Beyond backend systems, he explores music synthesis, DSP, analog electronics, and creative coding—bringing an experimental, multidisciplinary approach to systems engineering.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science in Engineering - MSE Computer Science, Master of Science in Engineering - MSE Computer Science at University of Michigan - Rackham Graduate School
Bachelor of Science in Engineering - BSE Computer Science, Bachelor of Science in Engineering - BSE Computer Science at University of Michigan College of Engineering
High School, High School at Neuqua Valley High School
Spanish